SQE Subject Head Property Practice - #2144465

SQE Subject Head (Property Practice)

Reference number: JR254911

Location: Home-based, with some time spent in London (Spring House, N7) and other SQE2 assessment venues in England & Wales.

Working pattern: Part time - 30 Hours per week

Contract Type: Permanent

Number of roles: 1

Grade: A1

Salary: From £68,791 per annum

We are looking for a SQE Subject Head (Property Practice) to join our team.

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of the academic team responsible for delivering the SQE. You will join the SQE2 Academic team as a Subject Head in your specialist subject area of Property Practice. Working with your colleagues in the academic team, you’ll help us to deliver world-leading assessments by developing high quality questions in Property Practice for the SQE2 oral and written assessments.

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What you’ll bring to the role

Essential

• Professionally qualified as a solicitor of England & Wales

• Up to date knowledge of law and legal practice in Property Practice

• The ability to use legal research databases proficiently

• The ability to think originally and analytically

• The ability to coordinate and develop a team of highly qualified and experienced solicitor freelance writers and assessors in Property Practice

• The ability to respond positively under pressure to assessment editing and production deadlines

• The ability to communicate clearly and effectively with internal and external stakeholders, including building strong and productive relationships with freelance question writers and assessors

• Strong presentation skills

• The ability to operate within a team and to work efficiently and sensitively with both fellow academic and academic resources staff

• Strong administrative skills including organisational, time and document management skills and attention to detail

• Willingness to be flexible and work within the business required hours

Desirable

• Experience of writing, marking and editing SQE,QLTS or other professional legal assessments

• Knowledge or a willingness to develop a knowledge of assessment methodology for high stakes credentialing assessments

• Experience of teaching and/or examining law

• Experience of working in a professional environment with a variety of stakeholders

• Experience of leading and coordinating teams

What we do

Kaplan is a provider of world-leading professional assessments. In 2018, we were appointed as the independent assessment organisation for the new Solicitors Qualifying Examination (SQE), which we then launched in 2021. This exam is now the sole route to qualifying as a Solicitor of England and Wales and will ultimately be taken by upwards of 13,000 candidates per year.

We are part of the Kaplan group, one of the world’s largest and most diverse education and assessment providers. We operate in over 30 countries and maintain relationships and partnerships with more than 1,000 school districts, colleges and universities, professional bodies and over 10,000 businesses. Our vast breadth and scope in terms of both capabilities and assets sets us apart.

What we believe in

Our goal is for Kaplan to be a great place to work where everybody can succeed, so we truly live and breathe our values: act with integrity, grow knowledge, empower & support, create opportunity, drive results together.

Kaplan is a global organisation whose mission is rooted in providing equal access to education and opportunities for advancement to people of all backgrounds. We believe diversity, equity and inclusion - of culture, experiences, perspectives - are paramount to creating success and opportunity in an ever-changing world. As an educator, partner and employer, Kaplan is committed to promoting an equitable world in which diverse talent can develop, advance and thrive.

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Our Values

We live, breathe and celebrate our values - they drive what we believe in, how we behave and guide us in creating a culture of success.

• Act with integrity

• Empower and support

• Create opportunity

• Grow knowledge

• Drive results together

What we offer

As well as a competitive salary, transparent pay structures, hybrid/home working where possible, and paths for career progression, we offer a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• 28 days annual leave + option to purchase more

• Season ticket loan and cycle to work scheme

• Big discounts on Kaplan courses for you and your family

• Private medical, income protection, and life insurance

• 24/7 confidential helpline providing counselling and other support services

• Company pension contributions

• Maternity, Adoption, Shared Parental and Paternity/Partner pay which is well above statutory levels

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